Memphis Winter Flood Press Conference
The Corps of Engineers held a press conference on Jan. 8 as the Mississippi River crested at Memphis. At the conference was Memphis District commander Col. Jeff Anderson, Director of Public Works for...
View ArticleLevee Inspection
We spent the day in the Clarksdale, Mississippi Area yesterday to see our floodfighters in action there. Structural engineer Phillip Pinkston is one of our volunteers working there and he tells us how...
View ArticleSand Boils, Winter Flood
Jennifer Sloan Ziegler, deputy floodfight commander in the Helena (Arkansas) Area, fills us in on sand boils and how we deal with them.
View ArticleFlood Crest
Here's a good clip that wraps up a lot of what the Corps has been doing throughout the region as it relates to this flood event.
View ArticleFlood Line
Helena, Arkansas Area floodfight commander Steve Southern shows us the difference between flood levels yesterday and how high the river got in 2011. Quite a difference!
View ArticlePublication - Riverwatch
Fostering a work environment where all can thrieve by Ken Williams
View ArticleMemphis District Power Team deploys for Hurricane Dorian response
Thirteen members of the Memphis District’s Power Planning and Response Team (PRT) deployed to South Carolina over the last few days to provide temporary emergency power in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
View ArticleMemphis District Revetment Season Kickoff
Pipefitter Welder Shawn McGuire is repairing and preparing the clamshell bucket used by the Clearing and Snagging Unit during the Revetment Season.
View ArticleMemphis District Response to Challenge
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District, working in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - and in coordination with the State of Tennessee, Shelby County, and the City of...
View ArticleCorps, Samaritan's Purse go above and beyond for Laura survivor
A man living in southwest Louisiana needed above and beyond help when Hurricane Laura damaged his roof, leaving large trees on top of his roof. Roofing Quality Assurance Specialist George Hayes had to...
View ArticleBlue Roof recipients witness USACE innovation
Innovating and improving processes are what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers do, especially when it comes to hurricane recovery operations. So when it came time to respond to a Hurricane like Laura,...
View ArticleRemembering our Memphis District brothers and sister
Members of the Memphis District gathered for a memorial yesterday morning at the Clifford-Davis Odell Horton Federal Building to honor and remember seven teammates, who to many of us were family, that...
View ArticleUSACE supports storm survivors with safe structures
Responding to disasters is one of several missions the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tasked with. Part of answering this call is through specialized teams that go out and conduct infrastructure...
View ArticleA birthday to remember
As children, we grow up dreaming of what we want to be when we grow up. When we set our sights on something and become passionate about it, nothing can get in our way. One Memphis District U.S. Army...
View ArticleArmy and Army Corps of Engineers Birthday Message
Col. Zachary Miller, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Memphis District, shares a happy 246th birthday message for the Army and Corps of Engineers. Col. Miller encourages all to reflect...
View ArticleHatchie-Loosahatchie Channel
Select broll POV from USACE survey vessel approaching and departing the Hatchie-Loosahatchie channel from the Mississippi River near Memphis. Last section contains a reveal of the Memphis skyline from...
View ArticleSights around Memphis from the Mississippi River
Select B-Roll of areas around Memphis from a first-person POV of a survey vessel on the Mississippi River. Scenes include approach of the DeSoto Bridge and others, revetment along President's Island,...
View ArticleLoosahatchie-Hatchie Reach Feasability Study Cost Sharing Agreement
Col. Zachary Miller, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Memphis District Commander, discusses the purpose and significance of the cost sharing agreement between the district and its non-federal partner.
View ArticleMemphis District Moves Dirt in Arkansas [Image 1 of 39]
Heavy equipment operators contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Memphis District, continue work on a levee slide repair project near Turrell, Ark. The process requires the team to excavate...
View ArticleMemphis District Moves Dirt in Arkansas [Image 2 of 39]
Heavy equipment operators contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Memphis District, continue work on a levee slide repair project near Turrell, Ark. The process requires the team to excavate...
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